Francis Richardson (1815[1]–1896[2]) was a British merchant who worked for trading firms in East Asia and the United Kingdom.
Richardson sailed from Glasgow to Manila in 1837 to join the firm Paterson & Co. They subsequently became McEwen & Co. and moved to Singapore and Java in 1851.
In 1853, Richardson relocated with his firm back to the United Kingdom. He became a director of the Borneo Company on its formation in 1856, progressing to chairman from 1871 until his death in 1896.
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